Sunday, May 17, 2009

Some more spring things

We were glad the hard frost forecast for last night, this a.m. did not materialize for us! Now it sounds like frosts will be a thing of the past until fall... so the annuals that have been sitting on the deck can be planted and we can await their show! Field work has gotten done in a timely fashion also. We were remarking that this has been the best year in a long time for that. Alfalfa is growing nicely and likely we can start cutting by the end of the week or first of the next and hopefully weather will be nice for that task!
Other special things from the last few days is Aunt Agnes going to Norway for the summer. We are glad she can go as know her heart is there. We look forward to having her with us for a couple weeks on her return.

Here are some spring flowers from walks along the way!


cowslips



trillums

The consensus in dairy animal husbandry these days is that you don't let the calf and cow stay together any longer than can be helped so these types of scenes aren't very commom. I've been watching for one to post so here goes! Farmer Marv also said it is a good thing she didn't need help since Anita B. wasn't here!



And along the way that day, I found these dancing tulips!



7 comments:

Anita said...

yikes- now I'm getting homesick! I just love it when they wibble and wobble on those brand new legs!

Anita said...

ps- I'm impressed those tulips held onto their petals in that wind!

farmermarvswife said...

yes, we've had some winds but the tulips have really held their own this year! : ) Just about done now though! Irises just starting to open!

farmermarvswife said...

p.s. (lol) hope you didn't get to homesick...

Brian said...

Somewhat resembling Lisa and I when we go Tango.

jillyzee said...

estoy bien! y tu? ;)
& welcome to mine. it's not much just occasional babbling or pictures.
yep, i had been by here via somebody's blog. very nice :)
hasta luego!

farmermarvswife said...

Brian - what are your referring to -- the tulips or the calf and cow!! hahaha!
Jill - bien! (now you have all the Esponal I know!)